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A. BRAOKLEY.

DISPLAY STAND.

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Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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useums December w, 1912. Serial 301 783,826.

To all whom it may concern! 3 Be it known that I, Alumna Buckner,

= a citizen of the United States, and residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Stands, of which the following is especifi' cation, such asgvill enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the some.

This-invention relates'to stands for dis playing or showing articles of merchandise in store windows. or other places in business houses of various kinds and classes, and the object thereof-is to r'ovide-an improved deof cardboard, pasteboard 'or similar fibrous material so that it will not injure glassor qther polished shelvesor supports when placed thereon; einrther object being to provide}; display stand which is very light and composeilifof-separete deteehably con necteds-parts; and they be conieniently set hp for use or tairen down for pack or shipment purposes, and the to of wh ch is capable of adjustment into d fferent posi tions. Thei'nvention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the ecconn panying drawing forms a part, inwhich the separate parts of Jay inventim are des= ignated .by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in'whieh;-'

Figure l is a .side View of my'improved display stand with pm of the construction broken away ;-Fig. apigm viewaof a blank from whichlthe been (Ir-bottom of the stand I L is made;Fig. 3 asimilar view of a blank I 4( seat in forming a P 7 0f the stem of the stand which is preferably composed of sepw rate telescopic members;- -Fig. 4 a central vertical section oi the top portion of the stand and showing a method of adjusting the table or top proper into d'ifierentposl tions on the.stern;-I*ig. 5 a view similar to Fig. l, but showing'another adjustment of the top or table port-ion .oi the stand, and;- Fig. 6 a transverse section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a display stand com-posed o f a base or bottom a, a stem 6 and a table or top 0, said parts being detachably connected and being formed as hereinafter described.

The base or bottom a is made in the form of a truncated pyramid and is formed from Patented Sept. 9, 1913,

ii blenk a-, shown in Fi 2, and the top or table a is made in the orm' of an inverted truncated pyrmnid and'is formed from a blank the semein form as the blank 0 from which the bottom a is made, only the blank from which the 'top or t eble c isfor nedis of less dimensions than that from which the base or bottom a is formed.

The blank m comprises a control rectan- 55 gular body portion a; the; corner portions of of which areprovided with folding neck portions a having folding truncated mom-y bets a, and the body a of the blank leprovided with Lfolding lines iorming an inner 7Q square,v and a blank formed in this manner may folded to form the base or bottom a of thestend and the top portioner table 1: thereof, it being understood that as he top portion or table a is made smaller than the '75 base or bottom a, the blank from which said top portion or table is formed mlisi be smaller than the blank from which ti1o=b0tm n or base portion a is formed r hen the bottom or base a and the top or so table ,0 ere-formed in the manner described;

said parts are respectively provided with central vertical openings-d and e which are rectangular or square in cross section and adapted to receive the end portions of the 5 stem 6,

The stem b is composed of outer and inner tubular telescopic members 6 and 5 said parts being rectangular or square in cross section and the inner tubular member 6' of the stem 6 is preferably longer than the outer tubular memberend the outer tubular lnemberis made from a blank 5',- shown in Fig. 3, said blank being oblong-or IEClillf gular in form and one end port-lion thereof being cut away at its opposite corners to form a triangular notch or recess 6 end the other 01' corresponding corner being cut away to form, an oblong rectangular recess 7;, and in practice this blenk is-folded to form the outer tubular member b of the stem 1), and the notches or recesses b and 12*" form in the top of said member, at one sidesv thereof, a transverse recess 5.

The inner tubular member than that shown in Fig. 3, but longer and Without recesses of any kind at the corners-- or ends thereof, and the inner member 5 is also preferably provided with transverse n),

partitions b which are designgd l gi strength thereto. r

b of the seem 10:1 Z is made from a blank somewhat smaller When the blanks from which thebase or bottom a and top or table are formed have been folded to form said parts, the separate portions of said blanks are firmly secured together by paste, glue, or otherwise in the manner of making cardboard, pasteboard or other boxes of this class, and the separate parts of the, stem 3) are also formed and secured in the same manner, and the base or bottom member a, and the top or table cg'nay be and are preferably covered with paper having a grained finish, or the parts a, b, and 0, or the side port-ions thereof, may be colored or finished in any desired manner,

1% and the corners of the parts a and 0 are reinforced and secured by strips f in the same manner as the corners of cardboard or pasteboard boxes.

In practice the inner part 2') of the stem 1) is made so as to-be inserted into the opening of in the base a and closely fit the same, while the outer member I) of the stem'res'ts on said base. The opening e-in thetop or table 0 is designed to receive the upper end of the outer member I) of the stern which closely fits therein, and when the parts of the stem are in position, as shown 1n Figs. 1 and 4, the'inner member 6 comes just to the bottom of the recess b in the top of the outer member 6 and the table a may rest horizon-. tally on the top of the'stem or may be adjusted into the position shown in dotted I lines in Fig. 4, or ma be adjusted at an angle to the stem, as s own in full lines, the notch or recess 5 receiving one side edge of the wall of the opening e in the top ortable; or the inner part b of the telescopic stem may be adjusted, into the position shown in Fig. 5, when the table 0 may be supported at a greater angle of inclination, as shown in' Fig. 5.

It will be understood, of course, that the stand may serve as a means for displaying or showing articles of various kllldS or classes in stores and similar places, and may be used in display windows having glass shelves or on counters having glass tops, or on other polished surfaces, without injuring the same, and while I have described the preferred form and method of making my improved display stand. it will be apparent that other changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described myinven-t-ion what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. A display stand comprising a base, stem and table, said base being of the form of a truncated pyramid, and the table being of 'the form of an inverted truncated pyramid, said base and table being formed from opposite end of the outer stem member.

2. A display stand comprising a base,

stern and table, said basebeing of the form of a truncated pyramid, and the table being of the form of an inverted truncated pyramid, said base and table being formed from blanks of the same shape, and being provided with central openings to receive the opposite ends of the stem, and the stem being composed of separate telescopic members formed from blanks, the opening in the base member being adapted to receive one endof the inner stem member, and the opening in 'the table being. adapted toreceive the opposite endof the outer stem member, and the top of the stem being provided with means wherebythe table may be supported in different positions thereon.

3. A displaystandcomprisin a .base,

stem and table, said-base belngo the form of a, truncated pyramid, and the table being of the form of an inverted truncated pyramid, said base and tablebeing formed'from blanks of the same shape, and being provided with central openings to receive the opposite endsof the stem, and the stem being composed of separate telescopic membcrs formed from blanks, the opening in the base member being adapted to receive one end of the inner stem member,- and the opening in the table being adapted to receive the opposite end of the outer stem member, said base, stem and table being all rectangiillar in form in horizontal section.

.4. A display stand composed of a base, a stem and a table, the stenrbeing composed of separate telescopic parts one of which is longer than the other, and the base and table being provided with centralopenings into which the separate parts of the stem are inpresence of the subscriblng witnesses this 26th day of December, 1912.

ARTHUR BRACKLEY. Witnesses i C. MULREANY, S. Annnnws; 

